Medieval Madness

On Sunday there was a Medieval Madness day at the Museum and Kiwi House.  After we had visited Max and gone to the gym we went along to enjoy the day.

There were the usual train rides and different sheds open plus jesters, minstrels and jousting.

                                                  We had  a ride on this train.

                                     Appropriate music being played in the shade.

                            A second engine parked when we returned.

                    There were rides on smaller trains - just loved this little engine.

             The view over the harbour to the hills in the distance.

                Lovely tree by the old Clarke homestead.

                                               Minstrels doing what minstrels do.

              Some lovely old vehicles in one of the sheds.

We also visited the Kiwi House and were lucky enough to see a kiwi feeding.  Then there was the jousting and a visit to the medical museum - more to come.  A most enjoyable day.

Day out in Dargaville

Today Doug and I went to Dargaville - last night I carefully put the large battery from my camera on to charge - the only trouble was that when I grabbed the camera this morning I forgot about the battery.

Luckily Doug had his camera with him so they are all his photos today.

We had a pleasant drive (about an hour) to Dargaville and had a look at a couple of shops (including the Hospice shop where I purchased the exact comforter that I wanted for my bed) before going to the Blah,Blah,Blah Cafe for a delicious Terakihi (fish) lunch with an iced coffee and orange juice.  I was going to have the iced coffee but when it came it was too sweet for me so we swapped.

We than had a look at the shops on the other side of the road before heading to the Dargaville Museum which was our main reason for the trip.  A friend had told me about the museum and it was excellent.


                                           An empty building opposite the cafe

                                          The  main street of Dargaville

                                    Sign for the Tractor Museum which we didn't go into

                                               

                                   The Museum Building

View from the museum past the gumdiggers settlement to the Wairoa River

             

                                                                     Inside the Museum

                                         The Mast from the Rainbow Warrior

We then drove down to Baylys Beach before heading home.